#8a8f8e

Color #8a8f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.76 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8f8e

RGB

rgb(138, 143, 142)

HSL

hsl(168, 2.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 3.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(58.98, -2.02, -0.1)

LCH

lch(58.98, 2.02, 182.83)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.006, 182.86)

HWB

hwb(168, 54.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8a8b

Analogous

#8a8f8b

#8a8f8e

#8a8e8f

Triadic

#8a8f8e

#8e8a8f

#8f8e8a

Split-complementary

#8a8f8e

#8f8a8e

#8f8b8a

Tetradic

#8a8f8e

#8a8b8f

#8f8a8b

#8f8e8a

Square

#8a8f8e

#8b8a8f

#8f8a8b

#8e8f8a

Shades

Color #8a8f8e mixed toward black.

#737877

#5c605f

#454847

#2e302f

#171818

Tints

Color #8a8f8e mixed toward white.

#9da2a1

#b1b4b4

#c4c7c7

#d8dad9

#ebecec

Tones

Color #8a8f8e mixed toward gray.

#8a8f8e

#8b8e8e

#8b8e8d

#8c8d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c8e · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8e · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#8a8e8e · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 2.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8f8e]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#8a8f8e (#8a8f8e) is rgb(138, 143, 142) in RGB.

No, #8a8f8e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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